I’m currently working on another novel, which is why no new posts – see the cover here. I decided to work on an old novel, “God’s Wife,” before completing TABOTD Part II – which is basically done, just needs to be polished. It’ll do me good to take a step back from Part II for [...]
I haven’t written anything about Occupy Wall Street because so many others are writing about it eloquently, and I don’t have much to add. Also, I’ve gotten lazy and I’m posting pictures to Tumblr. My main feeling about it is that it’s going to dick the Republican Party. Last night, Cain was [...]
Are Aliens Part of God’s Plan, Too? Finding E.T. Could Change Religion Forever
Here’s how the debate goes: If the whole of creation includes 125 billion galaxies with hundreds of billions of stars in each, as astronomers think, then what if some of these stars have planets with advanced civilizations, too? Why would Jesus Christ have [...]
USA Today: ‘Magic mushroom’ drug may improve personality long-term
In new research that will almost certainly create controversy, scientists working with the hallucinogen psilocybin — the active ingredient found in “magic mushrooms” — have found that a single dose of the drug prompted an enduring but positive personality change in almost 60 percent of patients.
Specifically, tests [...]
First chapter of TABOTD begins with a father discovering his daughter doing porn online, as typifying how the world is melting down. There’s a piece on the New York Observer that seems pretty seminal in how porn’s being regarded – and surprising that it hasn’t gotten more attention. A mainstream writer for Vanity [...]
This was linked from the Space.com Facebook page, with mostly supportive comments. And the Live Science article isn’t snarky whatsoever, it’s a miracle.
Source:LiveScience
A Fox news segment manages to tell the truth.
VAN SUSTEREN: Here’s the thing, though, that makes me so, you know, I don’t know, enraged about it, is that the ones who are the rich people — a large portion of the rich people actually are in the government.
BOLTON: Well, this is…
VAN SUSTEREN: And [...]
The American right is so bad right now that it’s turning Noam Chomsky into an Obama supporter:
Well, I must say that politics in this country now is in a state that I think has no analogue in American history and maybe nowhere in any parliamentary system. It’s astonishing. I mean, I’m not a great enthusiast [...]
I hate to say I told you so, but….The framing with the eagle and the Star of David is nutty:
He was asked: “To what extent do you view America’s continued protection of Israel as a theological priority?” He answered:
Well, obviously, Israel is our oldest and most stable democratic ally in that region. That is what [...]